Yep. Snails. I found a pic at aos.org . I'm 98% sure that I have snail damage. Well, I thoroughly repotted them where I made an incredibly meticulous attempt at removing all old potting media. So we will see if I need to bring out the big guns.
As far as safer pesticides go anyone have ideas other than wet dog food, potatoes, caffeine or beer? I will try these but I'm always keeping my mind open to different ideas.